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Hampshire repeated last September’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup semi-final win over Yorkshire at Scarborough, impressively defending a 321-target to secure an opening day Group B triumph by 50 runs.
21.07.26Matchday
It's the start of another busy part of Yorkshire CCC's campaign when they'll have another go at claiming a first white ball trophy since 2002 in the Metro Bank One Day Cup. WRF's Jonathan Doidge caught up with Gavin Hamilton at Scarborough to look ahead.
21.07.26Features
Sheffield Collegiate maintained their 24-point advantage at the top of the table when they beat third-placed Cawthorne at Dark Lane.
Yorkshire's men will go into the 2026 competition with serious hopes of success after they fell at the penultimate hurdle a year ago.
19.07.26Features
In his latest player profile for WRF, Charlie O'Brien has shifted the focus to Yorkshire's women's squad and takes a closer look at the career of one it its more experienced players.
17.07.26Features
Still can’t believe what you saw? Scratching your head as to how it all played out? Me too, so here are some theories as to how Yorkshire blew a great opportunity to get to finals day.
16.07.26Analysis
Defending champions Somerset are through to their sixth successive Vitality Blast Finals Day after Craig Overton played one of the all-time great innings - 79 not out off 30 balls - to grab a two-wicket victory from the jaws of defeat chasing 162 against Yorkshire at Headingley.
16.07.26Matchday
All rounders Moeen Ali and Hassan Ali could hold the keys to open the door to Blast finals day, if Yorkshire are to topple the holders Somerset and qualify for the first time since 2022.
14.07.26Features
With both runs and wickets for Yorkshire in his only two Blast matches for the club so far, Logan van Beek spoke to WRF's Jonathan Doidge after Sunday's win against Nottinghamshire at Headingley.
12.07.26Matchday
Yorkshire warmed up for this week’s Vitality Blast quarter-finals with an 18-run victory over North Group winners Nottinghamshire Outlaws as they defended a 194-target in a topsy-turvy clash at Headingley. The victory sets up a home quarter-final against Somerset on Wednesday.
A notable all-round display from Australian all-rounder Charli Knott helped The Blaze warm up for Friday’s Vitality Blast Finals Day with a helter-skelter three-wicket victory over Yorkshire in their last group-stage game at Headingley.
The battle at the top of the Premier Division continued in Week 13 with both leaders Otley and nearest challengers Saltaire recording important victories, while Bilton kept themselves firmly in contention.
Sir James Anderson removed former England team-mate Joe Root for four as Lancashire kept their hopes of Vitality Blast quarter-final qualification alive with a convincing 22-run Roses win over Yorkshire at Emirates Old Trafford.
10.07.26Matchday
Ami Campbell’s excellent 64 off 42 balls and a career best three wickets for teenaged leg-spinner Holly Garton ensured Yorkshire beat Lancashire Thunder by 29 runs at Emirates Old Trafford this afternoon to even the Vitality Blast Roses ledger.
You spoke and we listened. You've asked for more meat on the bones of some of Yorkshire CCC's developing players from time to time and, in his latest player profile, WRF's Charlie O'Brien takes a closer look at the talented Jawad Akhtar.
09.07.26Features
Well that was a good weekend! Wins against Durham and Leicestershire mean that Yorkshire are close to (whisper it quietly) quarter-final qualification. For the many who don't understand how all of that works, here's an explainer.... in "Yorkshire".
06.07.26Features
A century partnership between Jess Jonassen and Lauren Winfield-Hill sealed a second Vitality Blast win in three days for Yorkshire as they emerged victorious over Warwickshire Bears by five wickets at Edgbaston.
05.07.26Matchday
A stunning unbeaten century from veteran opener Adam Lyth helped Yorkshire beat Leicestershire Foxes by 41 runs at Headingley and move to the verge of quarter-final qualification in the Vitality Blast.
Yorkshire's cricketers enjoyed a 41-run success against Leicestershire at Headingley to all but confirm their qualification for the knockout stages of the competition. Afterwards, WRF's Jonathan Doidge spoke to head coach Anthony McGrath.
80 overs. 822 runs. And 2 Yorkshire wins. A cracking Vitality Blast double header. But these stats alone really only tell half a story... in his latest reflective colour piece, Mark Bailey reports from a seat somewhere in the North East Stand.
05.07.26Features
Blistering fifties from ex-England duo Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali helped Yorkshire claim a key five-wicket victory chasing 206 against North Group rivals Durham at Headingley to close in on the Vitality Blast quarter-finals.
03.07.26Matchday
Lauren Winfield-Hill and Sterre Kalis equalled a world record for the highest fourth-wicket partnership in women’s T20 history as their 167 helped Yorkshire beat Somerset by 11 runs in a Headingley run-fest and claim a first Vitality Blast win of 2026.
Teenaged leg-spinner Venus Weerappuli’s fabulous three for 13 set Lancashire Thunder up for a morale-boosting six-wicket Roses Vitality Blast victory over Yorkshire at York this afternoon.
01.07.26Matchday
In his latest chat with White Rose Files, David Lloyd gives his opinions on Ben Stokes' retirement; England; the next captain; plus Yorkshire and Lancashire's T20 Blast adventures.
30.06.26Opinion
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